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Since many discussions with Seventh-day Adventists eventually get the point of talking about New Covenant vs Old Covenant - and how that relates to Adventist doctrine regarding the Commandments of God - I think it would be helpful to have a "reference thread" that deals with "definition of terms" so that when one person says "I am talking about A" the other person says "Ok I understand what you mean when you say A".
1. New Covenant an Individual Covenant– Jer 31:31-34, Heb 8:6-12
2. Old Covenant (two forms)
a. As Nation Covenant at Sinai (Only a “type” of the covenant with all mankind “obey and Live”)
1. New Covenant an Individual Covenant– Jer 31:31-34, Heb 8:6-12
- The (One Gospel Gal 1:6-9) of all ages ... preached to Abraham Gal 3:8
- Made with Israel (the people of God)
- Moral Law of God known to Jeremiah and his readers - written on heart and mind. New Birth, New Heart
- Adoption into the family of God
- Forgiveness of sins
- “Sin IS transgression of the Law” even in the NT – 1 John 3:4
- So then: Still a sin to take God’s name in vain (for example)
- The moral law of God written on the heart “includes” the unit of TEN where “The first commandment with a promise” is “Honor your father and mother”
- One person in a household may be under the New Covenant while another person in the same household may still be under the old.
a. As Nation Covenant at Sinai (Only a “type” of the covenant with all mankind “obey and Live”)
- The newly formed Nation of Israel was to “Obey and Live”
- Not made with individual , not broken by individual
- Individuals at Sinai that dishonored parents or stole from a neighbor – did not break national covenant
- Individuals at Sinai that broke the Sabbath – did not break national covenant though they were doomed as individuals
- Contains the moral law of God that defines what sin is.
- Includes the TEN spoken directly by God to Israel and written with His finger on stone.
- Also included civil and ceremonial laws etc.
- If the nation broke the Covenant they would no longer be God’s chosen people, but individuals in the nation (like Moses ) could still be saved.
- Adam and Eve – “obey and live” – one sin and that would doom man.
- Contains the moral law of God that defines what sin is (Rom 3:19-20, 1 John 3:4).
- All mankind doomed to this very day under the “obey and live” rule for all have sinned. Rom 3:19-20,23
- An individual in a given household may be under the New Covenant while another person in that same household is still under the old covenant
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